New research finds that your self-talk could be an indication of emotional challenges.
, researchers looked at more than 400 athletes across a variety of sports, including a breadth of ages and experience levels.
They found that athletes’ belief systems, and especially beliefs that seemed irrational, were connected to lower self-confidence with increased incidence of anxiety and . Researchers identified these beliefs through phrases such as “others think I’m not good at what I do, that shows I’m worthless,” or “my position on this team isn’t secure,” or “I’ll never make it.”like this becomes habitual, it creates a foundation of self-doubt that skews more thoughts in a negative direction, according to lead author Paul Mansell, Ph.D., researcher at the school of sport, exercise, and rehabilitation sciences at the University of Birmingham in the U.K.
“This creates a maladaptive thought process that begins with irrational beliefs and leads to automatic, negative thoughts that may undermine an athlete’s self-confidence,” he toldBecoming more aware of these thoughts can be a step toward identifying
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